Northwest Communities Wood Products On Comeback Trail

by | Mar 6, 2012

After a brief lull, a forestry group in northwest Saskatchewan is looking to cash in on the province’s rebounding forest industry. Northwest Communities Wood Products is reportedly talking to Paper Excellence and another group about forest opportunities in its...

Beardy’s Okemasis Advances In Kraft Hockeyville Competition

by | Mar 5, 2012

The Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation is a step closer to hosting an NHL pre-season game. Duck Lake has made the Top 15 in the Kraft Hockeyville competition, and is up against Rosthern and Teulon, Manitoba in the running to become the West region nominee in the...

White Bear Man Accused Of Murdering His Own Father

by | Mar 5, 2012

A 19-year-old White Bear First Nation man is accused of killing his father this past weekend. RCMP say 48-year-old Kelvin “Kim” Myers was found dead inside a reserve residence at around 9:00 Saturday morning. The suspect, Kelvin “Lyle” Myers,...

Teen Arrested In Fatal Stabbing In Saskatoon

by | Mar 5, 2012

A 19-year-old Saskatoon man is facing a second-degree murder charge in relation to a fatal stabbing in the city this past weekend. Police say they found the 22-year-old male victim dead in a home in the 400 block of Avenue J North late Saturday evening. The victim has...

Arrest Made After Stabbing On Keeseekoose Reserve

by | Mar 5, 2012

A 24-year-old man from the Keeseekoose First Nation has been arrested following a stabbing on the reserve this past weekend. Quinton Roy Quewezance is facing a charge of aggravated assault and is making a court appearance in Yorkton today. RCMP say they were called to...

RCMP Say Break-in Suspects In The Battlefords Have Gang Ties

by | Mar 5, 2012

Battlefords RCMP say six teens facing charges after a series of break-ins are believed to be part of a street gang. Saturday morning, police received reports of a stolen vehicle and a home break-in on 107th Street. Investigators arrested six suspects aged 15 to 19...

Former La Ronge Prosecutor Becomes Judge

by | Mar 5, 2012

A lawyer who worked as a prosecutor in Regina, Saskatoon and La Ronge is now a provincial court judge. Inez J. Cardinal received a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1990. Cardinal has been a lecturer at the First Nations University northern campus in...

Cameco Becomes Majority Owner Of Millenium Uranium Project

by | Mar 2, 2012

Cameco has purchased a majority stake in a proposed uranium mine project in northern Saskatchewan. The company is buying AREVA’s roughly 28% ownership stake in the Millenium project for $150 million. The deal also includes the payment of royalties if new uranium...

Study Of Northern Watersheds Heading Into Second Year

by | Mar 2, 2012

Saskatchewan Environment is making plans for more projects as it continues the Boreal Watershed Initiative. The five-year project was announced last year with the goal of assessing and maintaining the northern watersheds. Saskatchewan Environment chief engineer Kevin...